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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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