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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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