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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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