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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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