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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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