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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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