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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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