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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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