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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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