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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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