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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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