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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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