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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational 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 massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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