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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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