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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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