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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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