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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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