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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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