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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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