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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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