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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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