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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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