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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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