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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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