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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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