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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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