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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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