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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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