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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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