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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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