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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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