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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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