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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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