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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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