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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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