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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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