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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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