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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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