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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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