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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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