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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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