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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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