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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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