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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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