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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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