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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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