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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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