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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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