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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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