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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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