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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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