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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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