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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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