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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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