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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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