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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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