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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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