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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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