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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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