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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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