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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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