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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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