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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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