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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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