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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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