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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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