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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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