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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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