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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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