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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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