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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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