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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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