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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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