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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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