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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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