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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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