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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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