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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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