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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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