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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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