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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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