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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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