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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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