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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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