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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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