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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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