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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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