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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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