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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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