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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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