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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes 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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