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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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