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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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