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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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