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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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