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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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