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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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