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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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