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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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