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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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