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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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