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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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