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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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