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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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