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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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