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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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