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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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