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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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