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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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