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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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