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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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