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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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