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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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