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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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