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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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