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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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