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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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