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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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