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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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