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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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