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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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