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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important 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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