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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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