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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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