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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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