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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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