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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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