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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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