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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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