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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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