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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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