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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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