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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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