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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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