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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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