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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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