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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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