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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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