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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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