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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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