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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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