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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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