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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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