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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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