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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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