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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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