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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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