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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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