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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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