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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. 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 improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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