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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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