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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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