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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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