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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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