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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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