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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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