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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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