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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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