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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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