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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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