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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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