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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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