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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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