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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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