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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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