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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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