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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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