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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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