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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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