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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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