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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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