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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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