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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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