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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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