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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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