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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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