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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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