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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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