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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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