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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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