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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education