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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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