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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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