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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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