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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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