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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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