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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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