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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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