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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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