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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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