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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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