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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important 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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