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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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