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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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