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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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