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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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