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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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