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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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