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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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