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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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