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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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