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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers 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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