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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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