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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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