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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to 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. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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