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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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