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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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