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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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