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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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