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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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