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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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