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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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