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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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