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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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