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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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