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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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