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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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