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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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