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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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