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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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