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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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