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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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