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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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