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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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