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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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