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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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