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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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