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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important 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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