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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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