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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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