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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many 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. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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