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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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