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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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