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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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