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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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