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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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