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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores 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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