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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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