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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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