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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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