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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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