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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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