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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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