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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education