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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major 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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