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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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