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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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