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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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