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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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