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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. 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 MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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