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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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