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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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