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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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