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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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