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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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