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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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