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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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