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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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