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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major 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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