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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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