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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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