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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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