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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders 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. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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