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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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