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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education