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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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