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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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