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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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