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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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