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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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