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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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