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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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