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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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