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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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