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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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