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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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