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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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