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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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