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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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