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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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