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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). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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