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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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