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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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