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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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