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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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