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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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