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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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