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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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