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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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