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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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