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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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