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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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