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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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