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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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