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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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