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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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