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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. 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. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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