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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)