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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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