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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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