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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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