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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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