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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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