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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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