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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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