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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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