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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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