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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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