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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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