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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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