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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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