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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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