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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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