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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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