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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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