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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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