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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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