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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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