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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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