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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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