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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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