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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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