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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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