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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the key 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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