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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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