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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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