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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers 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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