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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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