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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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