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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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