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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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