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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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