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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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