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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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