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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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