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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major 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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