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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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