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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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