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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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