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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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