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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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