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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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