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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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