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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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