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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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