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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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