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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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