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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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