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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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