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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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