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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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