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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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