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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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