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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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