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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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