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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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