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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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