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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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