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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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