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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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