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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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