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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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