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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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