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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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