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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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