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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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