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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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