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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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