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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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