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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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