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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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