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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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