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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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