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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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