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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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