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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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