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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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