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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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