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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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