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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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