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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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