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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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