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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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