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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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