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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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