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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the 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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