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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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