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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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