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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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