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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important 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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