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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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