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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new 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 satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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