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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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