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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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