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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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