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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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