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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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