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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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