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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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