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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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