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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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