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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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