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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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