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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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