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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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