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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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