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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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