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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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