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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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