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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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