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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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