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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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