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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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