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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. 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. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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