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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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