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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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