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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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