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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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