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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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