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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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