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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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