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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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