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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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