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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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