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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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