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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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