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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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