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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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