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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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