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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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