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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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