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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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