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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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