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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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