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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. 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 enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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