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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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