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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education