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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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