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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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