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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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