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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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