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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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