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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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