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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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