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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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