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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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