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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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