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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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