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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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