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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. 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. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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