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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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