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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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