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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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