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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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