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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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