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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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