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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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