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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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