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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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