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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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