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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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