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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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