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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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