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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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