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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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