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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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