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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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