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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key 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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