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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about 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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