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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education