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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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