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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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