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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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