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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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