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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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