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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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