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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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