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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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