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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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