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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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