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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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