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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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