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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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