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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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