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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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