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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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