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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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