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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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