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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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