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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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