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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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