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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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