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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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