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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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