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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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