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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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