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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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