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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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