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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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