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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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