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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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