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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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