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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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