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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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