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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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