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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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