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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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