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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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