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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition