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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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