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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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