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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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